Overview:

This Boros Equipment deck helmed by Nahiri, Forged in Fury leverages aggressive artifact synergies to deploy massive combat threats and cheat Equipment costs. The strategy revolves around flooding the board with low-cost Equipment, using Nahiri's affinity discount and attack-triggered free Equipment casts to overwhelm opponents. Key creatures like Akiri, Fearless Voyager and Bruenor Battlehammer amplify equipped attackers, while redundancy from Stoneforge Mystic tutors and Puresteel Paladin cost reduction ensures explosive turns. The deck can threaten lethal combat damage by T6-7 through double-strike enablers like Reyav, Master Smith and Embercleave, supported by resilient recursion via Forge Anew and protection from Flare of Fortitude.

Primer:

Core Strategy Execution:

1. Early Setup (T1-3):
   • Deploy Equipment tutors (Steelshaper's Gift, Open the Armory) and cost reducers (Puresteel Paladin, Danitha Capashen).
   • Cast low-CMC Equipment (Shadowspear, Rabbit Battery) to enable Nahiri's affinity.
   • Use Sigarda's Aid to flash-equip during combat.

2. Midgame Pressure (T4-6):

   • Cast Nahiri for {W}{R} or less via 3+ Equipment. Attack immediately to exile and cast free Equipment like Sword of Fire and Ice or Kaldra Compleat.
   • Deploy value engines: Akiri, Fearless Voyager for card draw, Bruenor Battlehammer for +2/+0 per Equipment.
   • Tutor game-enders with Stoneforge Mystic (e.g., Embercleave, Blackblade Reforged).

3. Closing the Game (T6+):

   • Equip multiple creatures with Bladehold War-Whip (double strike) and Sword of Vengeance (trample/haste).
   • Cast Final Showdown to clear blockers or Blasphemous Act followed by a hasty rebuild.
   • Use Conqueror's Flail or Grand Abolisher to protect combat phases.

Mulligan Priorities:

• Keep hands with 2-3 lands (including color-fixing like Battlefield Forge).
• Prioritize T1-2 plays: Equipment (Shadowspear), tutor (Enlightened Tutor), or ramp (Sol Ring).
• Avoid hands without early Equipment or Nahiri enablers.

Key Tips:

• Use Forge Anew to recur key Equipment like Kaldra Compleat after board wipes.
• Masterwork of Ingenuity copies opponents' powerful Equipment or duplicates your own Sword of Feast and Famine.
• Inventory Management can reattach all Equipment post-wipe for instant rebuilds.

Weaknesses:

Critical

• Artifact destruction cripples the deck’s core strategy (e.g., Vandalblast).
• Board wipes reset Equipment investments, as most buffs require attached creatures.
• Commander reliance: Repeated removal of Nahiri makes her uncastable.

Moderate

• Graveyard hate disrupts Forge Anew and Buried Ruin recursion.
• Tax effects (Thalia, Guardian of Thraben) slow Equipment deployment.

Minor

• Limited stack interaction outside Boros Charm/Flare of Fortitude.
• Struggles against flying-heavy decks without Maul of the Skyclaves.

Most Important Cards:

• Nahiri, Forged in Fury (Free Equipment engine)
• Puresteel Paladin (Cost reduction + card draw)
• Stoneforge Mystic (Tutor key Equipment)
• Embercleave (Combat finisher)
• Kaldra Compleat (Indestructible threat)
• Forge Anew (Recursion + instant-speed equipping)
• Sigarda's Aid (Flash Equipment deployment)
• Bruenor Battlehammer (Power boost + free equips)
• Akiri, Fearless Voyager (Card draw + protection)
• Sword of Fire and Ice (Value engine)

Attribute Ratings:

Speed: 7/10
Can deploy lethal threats by T6-7 via Equipment stacking and free casts, but lacks T4-5 "oops I win" combos.

Resilience: 5/10
Recursion and protection spells mitigate setbacks, but heavy artifact removal or repeated wipes are backbreaking.

Consistency: 8/10
12 tutors and 8+ card draw engines ensure reliable access to Equipment and key creatures.

Interaction: 4/10
Focused on protecting its own board (Grand Abolisher, Flare of Fortitude) with minimal removal beyond Path to Exile.

Rating Justification:

This deck operates at a 6.0 - 6.5 power level, combining focused Equipment synergies and strong tutoring to threaten wins by T7. While resilient to single-target removal, it folds to dedicated artifact hate and lacks the speed/interaction of higher-tier decks.

Power level: 6.0 - 6.5